Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-27
The CORMAN GANG MUST co.
Maryland Republicans Determined to Clean
out Democratic Rottenness.
A STRONG COALITION FORMED,
knights OF Labor Aroused Over the
Indifference OF Carlisle In Hts
Contested Election Case
National News.
Cleansing the Aueean Stables.

Cleansing the Aueean Stables.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-lSpecial Telegram
to the BEE. There is more daylight on the
political horizon for the republicans of Mary
land than there has been at any time since
they met their Waterloo In 1867. For twenty
years German and his gang have ruled the
state. Their ruling has been SO arbitrary and
their methods so disgusting that at last the
respectable element in the democracy OF
Maryland has determined to cut of the incu-
bus-Gorman-with all that that name i'm
plies. No one can have an idea of the stencil
which arises from corruption In Mary
land politics. Thieves, cutthrarts jail
birds and ballot box suffers absolutely rule
everything. There has not been sn honest
election in Baltimore for fifteen years, but
this year the citizens OF that city are deter
mined that there shall be q fair vote and
fair count. A few months ago a reform
league was organized and money subscribed
to Danish the tricksters who have controlled
the elec tions in the past. This movement
has been fOstered and aided by almost the
entire Baltimore bar and within the
rank of the independents are the
leading democratic business men Of the
monumental city. Among the names are
those who are the most prominent bankers,
merchants and ship owners and in fact the
respectable business men of all classes. They
have succeeded in convcting not less than
ten OF the men who have raided the ballot
boxes and they have great many more
under indictments German and his hench-
mentor German is all powerful in the
state of Maryland-have put up a state
ticket of respectable tigure-head, but the
platform upon which these dummies are
x~.ol,< AkAtpf f,vkt to nNtf tfrnIy nt n
| with the views of the citizens of Maryland,
| who are anxious for clean politics. The
! German faction refused to pay attention to
| the warning of the better element OF the
democratic party and as result the leaders
of the independent movement informed the
republicans that if they would nominate
| clean men and adopt platform such as was
desired, which should give. pledge for an
| New York, they would vote for and
support the ticket. This was done,
the republicans complied with the the request
Is that the latter promise that the ticket shall
| be elected. Your correspondent spent several
hours in Baltimore to-day looking into the
situation. He saw twenty or thirty OF the
assured by them that there will be at least
| 5000 votes, usually democratic, cast for the
| republican ticket in Baltimore alone. AS the
coed 800 at the most it will readily be seen
that if the independents can keep their
promise they have only to secure
count of the vote to insure
Mr.. William L. Marbury. o leading member
| Of the Baltimore bar, who has been a demo-
crat AL l>.hIs llfe,. voiced the sentiment
the .,smyt W when as
| with the ballots of the independents this
year would certainly lead to bloodshed. as
| each and every man among them Is deter
mined that the ballots shall be fairly counted.
The Carlisle. Th oebe Case.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. The seeming indiffer-
ence which Carlisle and his friends display
| for the Thoebe contest Is netting the labor
men considerably. One Of the leaders of the
| knights OF Labor organization in this city
said to-day: "Mr. Carlisle treats Mr.. Thoe5e
and his claim to his seat with undisguised
contempt That is just the way he treated
Thoebe's candidacy, and he seems to think
1t presumptuous in laboring man to contest
with him for seat IN the national legisla-
ture. lie and his friends claim that there is
nothing in the testimony taken
by Thoebe to entite the latter to his
seat. and they seem to expect the
democratic majority in the house to adopt
their view of the case without so much as in
vestigating the testimony. But II Mr.. Car
| Isle is to retain his seat upon no other
ground but that he is the democratic leader
and because the democratic majority In the
be music In the air. Mr.. Carlisle says there
is nothing in the testimony taken in the case
to give Thoebe the seat. That may be his
aba nSt asFs s6e smny eaeas wS and @
different opinion. The Knights of Labor,
srs coavinoed sss S'ss that Thoebe % has n made
his and to stick to him
which takes In large portions OF Ohio, In
diana, Kentucky and West Virginia has
taken up Thoebes case and will see that JUS
tice is done him or know why not. An as
sessment has been levied to pay the expenses
of the contest, and in addition to the attOr-
neys now representing ThOebe, lawyers OF
national reputation will be- engaged to pre-
sent his claims before congress. We mean
to be treated fairly, and II we are not we will
know how to revenge ourselves"
Close Relations With Guatemala.
WASHINGTON, Sept 26.-[Special Tele
gram to the BEE. Minister Lanfeista, Of
Guatemala, is mapping out vigorous cam
paign in pursuance of instructions of his
government. He called this afternoon upon
Congressman McCreary. who was a very
| active member of the house committee on
foreign affairs in the last congress, and spen
several hours in discussing plans of thu
| Guatemalan government for increasing 1t:
trade with this country. The Guatemalar
government Is very desirous that the UniteC
States shall take measures looking to thu
formation of permanent board of arbitra
ton, which shall settle all m0oted questions
| The minister will spare no effort In bringinl
| these matters to the attention of congress
with view to securing such legislation a
J shall enable this government to cO-Operat
with Guatemala in her endeavOr to brinl
, about closer commercial relations.
} The Pres,dent's Trip.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. ~.-lSpecial Tele
gram to the BEE. MIR. Cleveland's jOurne
to western and southern states will cost mir
perhaps more than $4,000. He has engaged
special train for the entire distance, cOnss,
ing of an engine baggage and supply ca
and two palace cars. This train will conve
him for about 1000 miles. The journey Wi
, occupy twenty days. If the railway journe
| were continuous one 1t would occupy bt
| tuoap 6ya nd ei dave nrnvidad tho trai